8. Count Dracula.

Count Dracula. The best. I really loved Claes Bang as Count Dracula in the mini series. He's very dignified. Anyway, these will be the last profile views I do for awhile. They're a fun pair, though.

7. Sister Agatha.

The new BBC Dracula series on Netflix is GREAT. I've watched the first episode nonstop. The second episode is good, but the third is not. However, I am gripped by Sister Agatha and Dracula. Sister Agatha is witty and has the best lines of the whole show, but her interactions with Count Dracula are top notch. It's a constant game of chess with them and I love it. This is also my first painted PROFILE! So, hell yeah. It was a lot harder than I thought. Tomorrow, there will be an accompanying piece to this. I'm pumped!

6. Billy Hargrove.

Billy Hargrove. My one true love. My man crush. Played by Dacre Montgomery, he is the ultimate when it comes to bad boys and he's a real jerk, but he becomes a hero and I will forever be in love with him. I truly believe this is my BEST painted portrait to DATE. I feel like I'm really starting to understand how to paint and that's the greatest thing. Gotta keep making and moving! Check it out, including some progress shots, below!

5. Bill Murray.

I love me some Bill Murray, but I think it's the characters that I love and not really him because when I saw him live, he was really detached from the audience and wasn't very personable (and I was in the front row). I still appreciate him and his art, but I don't care about meeting him anymore.

4. Bill Skarsgård.

I find Bill to be an interesting character in every movie he is in, but also in life because I'm not entirely convinced that he's a real person. He was particularly gripping as The Kid in Castle Rock, a series inspired by the world of Stephen King. I really wanted to capture his eyes and the unease he would put into others with them.

3. Alice Cooper.

There's something undeniably and effortlessly cool about Alice Cooper. Like, if I was a guy, I would probably be him. He's the true KING of darkness and I appreciate his flair, dramatics, and music. I had way too much fun with this. Hell yeah! FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN! Which, fun fact, I thought was BEEEEE MY FRANKENSTEIN, but I was corrected.

2. Robin Williams.

Robin Williams. What a gem of a soul, but isn't it wild that he seemed so happy and funny, but he was really sad and hurting inside? That's what's wrong with society, man. Everyone assumes. They think people are fine, but people need to be checked on and they need people to listen to them. My little sister always said that something about Robin Williams reminded her of our dad. In August, it will be 6 years since we lost him. He'll never be forgotten and he will always make us laugh, cry, and think about what it means to be human.

1. Rupaul Charles.

Hello, hello, hello! Kicking off my January Honorable Mentions set with Rupaul Charles because he is an icon that we don't deserve. I'm a big Rupaul fan and I think he makes the world a better place by being in it. He fills the world with color and I am here for it.

Buffalo Bill.

I'm active again on my @theillustrated90s account I made on instagram. I'm using this time to experiment with Matt's ipad/procreate for this particular style. I'm excited to see where it goes. For my first one, I whipped up Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs. It's a fun style for sure.

Darth Maul.

Darth Maul legitimately scares me and maybe that's why I was under a spell when I drew and painted this. This is my final Star Wars Topps Trading Card painting and I'm pumped to go out on this note. May the force be with you!

Master Yoda.

I went back and forth about doing Yoda for awhile, but ultimately, I'm glad I got to do him (and sideways at that). Happy, I am, to be posting this!

Anakin Skywalker.

I had a couple of people want me to do characters that I didn't originally intend to do so I'm going to be posting those over the course of the day. First up, Anakin Skywalker! It's specifically meant to be Anakin when he goes nuts! So, here he is! Worked with the colors and wanted to stick to a warm palette.

Wienermobile.

My love for the wienermobile knows no bounds. So, catch me riding into 2020 like...

This is my first ever real drawing on the iPad using procreate (thanks, Matt).

Rocketman.

One of the movies I watched more than anything during the 2019 year was Rocketman. It's a biopic where Taron Egerton plays Elton John. He also sings all of the songs! It's great. Anyway, I thought that for my very last piece of art for the year, I wanted to finish this piece up.

I drew it in my sketchbook back in October and let it sit there. The other night, I finally knew what I wanted to do and how I wanted it to look. By the end, it looked like a gig poster. Maybe it was up in Doug Weston's Troubador. Matt threw some texture on it and I really do love it. You can purchase a print of it up in my etsy shop!

Pizza Party.

Let me start this by saying I am a pizza fanatic. 

At the beginning of 2019, I read a statistic that said the average american eats 46 slices of pizza a year. I knew that was a ridiculously LOW statistic compared to how much pizza I normally ate. So, for the entire year, I kept track of every slice I ate. 

By the end of 2019, I had consumed a total of 668 slices. That's insane, right? I think that if we all kept track of what we ate, we would surprise ourselves, but IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. I'm going to chill out on the pizza in 2020. You'd think I'd be sick of it, but surprisingly, I'm not. Remember, there's no party like a pizza party. 

Boxie the Boxer.

While spending time with my family on Christmas Eve, my little sister showed me some art that my nephew did and I was blown away (as usual). I think kids make the best art. It's so magical. They are free to explore and create without any doubts or limits in mind; it's just pure and wonderful.

So, when I saw this dog in the snow, I had to know about it. Who is this dog? What are they doing? According to my 7 year old nephew, they read or watched a movie about dogs and he decided to make a Christmas dog. It's a boxer, so he gave the dog boxing gloves on its feet and a medal around its neck with a B on it (also for Boxer). When asked what this dog's name was, he said it was Boxie.

I've never participated in a "draw this in your style" challenge, but I was thrilled to start with this. This is my version of Boxie the Boxer. It somehow lacks all of the magic that his has. As artists, we have a lot to learn again that we forgot as kids.

Holiday Pet Portraits.

A friend of mine that I've known for ELEVEN YEARS had me whip up a couple of pet portraits with accessories and this was, without a doubt, my favorite thing I've done all year. I don't know what did it, but these accessories helped. I was given a lot of freedom (when I asked about the background color, he said "dealer's choice" and it was awesome). I painted the matte that's inside of the frame to complement the pieces. It ruled and I want to do MORE LIKE THESE.

Pet Portrait-Palooza.

Get ready because I'm about to post a slew of pet portraits I had the honor of doing! I really love pet portraits because pets, like people, have different looks and personalities. I did some for family and friends. Check em out!

Family Portrait.

I'm really trying to incorporate my drawing more into what I do and when I had the chance to do a family portrait for a friend, I couldn't WAIT. She said that their little family have photos, but none that are really of the three of them together proper. So, I whipped this up! I wanted hats to be a unifying element and I wanted it to be bright and fun. They loved it!

Captain America.

A friend of a friend asked me if I could do an old school Captain America. This is my first ever Marvel character! That seems crazy to me, but I had a lot of fun with it. I went with an old comic Captain America. It's a mini painting. Someone pay me to do some Marvel stuff!

Octonauts.

I have a friend that I have known for over ten years. He married a woman and they have two beautiful children. One of those children loves the Octonauts. I watched a few episodes of this show recently and it's actually pretty awesome as far as kid's shows go. His wife asked me to paint 4 different characters from the show. The daughter BELIEVES she IS Peso Penguin! Each member of the family is one of these characters. It's amazing. I couldn't wait to do it and Matt did the glitter! She was given the paintings on Christmas and audibly GASPED when she opened/saw them. Best thing ever.